A social negotiation of hope: male West African youth, ‘waithood’ and the pursuit of social becoming through football

This paper examines the present-day perception among boys and young men in West Africa that migration through football offers a way to achieve social standing and improve one’s life chances. More specifically, we use the case of aspirant young Ghanaian footballers as a lens to qualify recent concept...

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Main Authors: Christian Ungruhe, James Esson
Format: Default Article
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/24181
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